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Joel Erickson and his wife, Karen, farm near Langford, South Dakota, alongside their daughter, Kristen, and her husband, Austin; their son, James, and his wife, Morgan; and their three grandkids. Together, they manage a dynamic, diversified crop operation that includes corn, soybeans, small grains, alfalfa and cover crops.

The South Dakota Association of Cooperatives (SDAC) inducted Wallace “Wally” Knock of Willow Lake, South Dakota, as the 100th inductee into the South Dakota Cooperative Hall of Fame on Monday, August 4, 2025, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Wallace Knock and his wife, Kathy, farm with their son, Jared, and his wife, Kati, and their daughter, Jennifer, and her husband, Joe.